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Recent articles about Greg Mckeggen-usAnthony Mantha sucker punches Greg McKegg in the head after he’s downThere are a ton of unwritten rules and codes in hockey. Don’t shoot the puck after the whistle, don’t cross the red line during the warmup and don’t punch a player after he’s down.
There’s plenty of other examples, but it’s clear Anthony Mantha may need to study up on that last one after he punched Greg McKegg in the head after McKegg was down on the ice. Mantha picked up five minutes for fighting, two for instigating and a 10-minute misconduct once the officials came in to break things up.
There’s actually a couple punches thrown from Mantha after McKegg is down, but only one of them really connected. Boy did it connect. It looked like Matha’s knuckles caught McKegg across the top of his head.
That’s an extremely dirty play. When the fight is over, it’s over. Mantha appeared to be unhappy he couldn’t land any big punches during the brief tilt itself, so he used the moment McKegg was defenseless to try and get in a major blow.
Mantha was likely trying to send a message, not only to t25 Mar 2017 06:00:37 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/anthony_mantha_sucker_punches_greg_mckegg_in_the_head_after_hes_down/s1_13156_23554162
http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/anthony_mantha_sucker_punches_greg_mckegg_in_the_head_after_hes_down/s1_13156_23554162Anthony Mantha sucker punches Greg McKegg in the head after he’s downhttp://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/anthony_mantha_sucker_punches_greg_mckegg_in_the_head_after_hes_down/s1_13156_23554162http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngBanged-up Maple Leafs recall McKeggTORONTO (AP) The Toronto Maple Leafs are placing forward Joffrey Lupul on the injured list due to the lower-body injury sustained in a shootout victory over Boston on New Year's Eve.
Lupul, injured in the second period Wednesday night, is returning to Toronto for further evaluation, the team says Thursday. The veteran left wing has nine goals and eight assists in 26 games this season.
Fellow forward Peter Holland sustained an upper-body injury during Wednesday's game and will also undergo further evaluation in Toronto. He has eight goals and eight assists in 38 games.
The Maple Leafs recalled forward Greg McKegg from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. He has seven goals and eight assists in 23 AHL games this season.01 Jan 2015 11:15:24 -0500http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/banged_up_maple_leafs_recall_mckegg/s1_13180_18006941
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